ByWTOC Staff|June 2, 2020 at 10:11 AM EDT - Updated June 2 at 10:33 AM
LIBERTY CO., Ga. (WTOC) - The Coastal Health District has confirmed the death of a Liberty County resident from complications of COVID-19.
This is the first confirmed COVID-19 related death in Liberty County, where there have been 82 confirmed cases of the illness.
As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, theGeorgia Department of Public Healthis reporting 47,899 cases of COVID-19. There have been 2,089 deaths in the state. Chatham County is now reporting 505 cases and 24 deaths.
For more information about COVID-19 in our area, visit the Coastal Health District atcovid19.gachd.org.